Metal Snake
Xīn Sì, yin
- Stem
- 辛 metal, yin
- Branch
- 巳 snake
- 納音
- 白蠟金 White Wax Metal
- Years
- 1941, 2001, 2061
Each listed year runs from its boundary to the next one, and it depends on the convention. Early dates in the calendar year can belong to the year before.
About this year
Fire melts metal, and 辛巳 holds both: yin metal 辛 over 巳, the Snake, a fire branch. The branch overcomes the stem. It came in 1941 and 2001.
The 納音 White Wax Metal continues from 庚辰. The Ming text notes that metal here sits in a place of fire and earth while its energy is already stirring. Stem and name share metal in this year, an overlap that belongs to the slot and that the fire below does nothing to alter.
Where this text comes from
The 納音 name follows the Wikisource text of 三命通會, volume 1, the only witness we found for the full set of names. The polarity of the stems and branches and the generating and overcoming cycles follow 五行大義 volume 2.
- 三命通會 卷一 (Wikisource 三命通會/卷一, SIMPLIFIED script as stored on Wikisource)
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- 五行大義 卷二 (Wikisource 五行大義/2, traditional script)
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The English here is our own plain wording, not a translation of a single source.